Siemens SINUMERIK Commissioning Manual page 516

Configuring environment
6.2 Creating configuration data
6.2 Creating configuration data
6.2
6.2.1 Using the COMMON.COM file
Overview
When using HMI Advanced, no entries are required in the COMMON.COM file.
In HMI Embedded sl, this central control file contains the following information:
● Assignment between start softkeys and configuration files
● Assignment of display numbers to configuration files in PLC interface DB19
● Control entries (size of LOG file, available memory on the temporary directory for
Default setting for HMI Advanced/HMI Embedded sl:
Main screen
Machine JOG
Machine MDA
Machine Automatic
Parameter
Program
Services
Diagnostics
Start-up
expanded softkey menu
Editor (reserved)
Editor
expanded softkey menu
Naming convention and file size
● HMI Embedded sl
● HMI Advanced
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configuration files).
All file names must follow DOS conventions (xxxxxxxx.com).
The total permissible number of configuration files is 10.
Color format for the Help displays: 256-color bitmaps in bmp format.
The memory requirement for the displays and configuration files is determined solely by
the size of the CF card used. It is not possible to state what the maximum possible
number of files can be.
Files with the names of the start softkeys are searched for in directories in the order
specified above. If files of the same name are stored in different directories, then the first
file detected according to the search strategy is interpreted. The sizes of configuration
Horizontal softkey
1
1
2
7
8
7
7
7
6, 7
2, 3, 4, 5
6
6, 7
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Configuration file
MA_JOG.COM
MA_MDA.COM
MA_AUTO.COM
PARAM.COM
PROG.COM
SERVICE.COM
DIAG.COM
STARTUP.COM
AEDITOR.COM
AEDITOR.COM
Expanding the user interface